Up, Down, and Balance the Teeter-Totter

Coleman’s Teeter-Totter Time

Debbie’s Six Word Saturday-2026.02.21

Ragtag Daily Prompt (RDP) Saturday-Playful

Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Telephoto

Location: Playscape; Nature Trail; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have a funtastic weekend. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Which Way Challenge 2026: CWWC: Any Indoor Pathway, Hallway, Corridor, Or Stairway. [02.20.2026]

Welcome back to the Which Way ChallengeThis Week’s Which Way Challenge are theme is Any Indoor Pathway, Hallway, Corridor, Or Stairway. They can be Any Which Way on any Pathways, Hallways, Stairway, or Corridor as long as your Which Ways are clearly visible. As always signs are welcome anytime.

Walking the Hallways and Corridors

inside the

Schiele Museum of Natural History …

Here are my entries …

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Thank you to all who have supported and contributed to the Which Way Challenge this past week or at any time. Be sure to check out other Which Ways by clicking on the links below.

Cath’s Which Way… {Caught Unawares}

Brian’s I saw them (hard at work)

Geriatri’x’ Fotogallery’s Caminito Del Rey

Suzette’s For Deb’s Any Which Way-CWWC – People

Dawn’s Which Way: Way Walking Along the Canal

In Primo Piano’s Arch

For further information about the Which Way Challenge check out the home page here.

Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Cameras: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Be Friendly. Be Courteous. Be Kind. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Note: Next week (Friday 02.28.2026) our theme be Any Which Way on Dirt Trails, pathways, or stairs in Monochrome.

Wordless Wednesday — 2026.02.18

Magnificent Sky

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Wordless Wednesday

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday 

Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Fusion 

Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA 

God Bless. Have a terrific rest of your week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2026 Monday Portrait #7 —16 February

Crotalus adamanteus

While visiting The Schiele Museum of Natural History, we paused to check out the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake .

The Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake is also known by Crotalus adamanteus (its Binomial name).

It is a species of pit vipers belonging to the family Viperidae. They are indigenous to the Southeastern United States of America.

It is the largest rattlesnake species and one of the more heavily venomous snakes in the Americas.

This Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake is safely encased behind a large glass window and is accessible by the staff. The staff do occasionally bring out various snakes and other animals for educational purposes.

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Monday Portrait 

Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location:The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA 

God Bless. Have a funtastic week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Tree Seating for Two (in Playscape)

Sophia Ruthann

and her Mom

My daughter has occasionally sat or hung from a tree since she was a teenager. When visiting the Playscape at The Schiele Museum of Natural History a she decided to try to sit in the tree with Sophia.

Here are a few of her Pulling Up a Seat in a tree …

XingfuMama’s Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2026-Week 7

Debbie’s Six Word Saturday-2026.02.14

Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Playscape; Nature Trail; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have a funtastic weekend. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2026 Thursday Doors: February 12

2023 badge by Teresa

Doors within

the Museum

Tuesday was another free night at the Museum. Free nights are on the second (2nd) Tuesday each month curtesy of Duke Energy. I captured these doors with my iPhone as we walked through the museum.

Venus Flytrap Door Decor

We walked through every hallway and corridor viewing everything even though we’ve been there several times before.

Emergency exit door

Coleman zooms around every corner and nook and cranny faster than I can possibly imagine catching up with him.

Interpretation Division
Staff Only

Soaring past this doorway and that doorway all the way to the final door to exit the museum.

Exit Door

Dan’s Thursday Doors-2026.02.12

Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have a fascinating weekend full of exciting adventures. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Wordless Wednesday — 2026.02.11

Icy Pond

The Pond
on the Nature Trail
at The Schiele Museum
of Natural History

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Wordless Wednesday

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday 

Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Fusion

Location: The Pond; Nature Trail; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have a terrific rest of your week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2026 Monday Portrait #6 —09 February

Didelphis virginiana

The Didelphis virginiana, also known as the Virginia opossum, the North American opossum, and is commonly referred to as the possum.

Aka Virginia opossum

The Opossum is a solitary nocturnal marsupial typically about the size of a domestic cat. They frequently inhabit areas near food sources like trash cans, compost piles, pet food, and gardens. (If you live in a home with an unused dryer vent opening it’d be wise to close it off, possums will and have come into homes via those vents.)

Aka North American opossum

Not only have I seen Opossums come into a home we lived in, we have also known them to eat pet food we have set outside for cats and dogs.

Opossum or possum

Have you encountered Opossums in your areas? This one is housed at The Schiele Museum of Natural History to help educate visitors about the habits and behaviors.

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Monday Portrait 

Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250 lens

Location:The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA 

God Bless. Have a funtastic week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.